Music

‘Blinded by the Light’s’ Pakistani family drama awkwardly mixes with Springsteen tunes (Movie review)

I love the way Javed (Viveik Kalra) loves Bruce Springsteen in “Blinded by the Light.” The Pakistani-British youth sings and dances in the street once

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Come for the Beatles tunes, stay for Lily James in ‘Yesterday’ (Movie review)

“Yesterday” isn’t the first movie to use Beatles songs as its foundation – see also 2001’s “I Am Sam” and 2007’s “Across the Universe” –

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‘The Perfection’ isn’t what you think it is, but it’s still a clever little horror gem (Movie review)

“The Perfection” (Netflix) has one of those trailers that seems to give away the whole movie, so after making the mistake of watching the trailer,

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The top 100 ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ songs, ranked

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” recently wrapped an amazing four-season run with Rebecca Bunch (co-creator Rachel Bloom) deciding to pursue love – as in her love of writing

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Malek, music are the stars of too-formulaic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (Movie review)

Prior to seeing “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2018), I was hardly a Queen fan. The band’s popularity had faded before I was old enough to appreciate it, and

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Cooper, Gaga beautifully update ‘A Star is Born’ for a new generation (Movie review)

I’m usually not a fan of remakes, but I make exceptions if the remake brings a fresh perspective to the material. I can also be

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John’s top 10 movies of 2018

The dominant genre of 2018 continued to be superheroes; even with the “X-Men” Universe and DC Extended Universe releasing only one film each, the three

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‘Juliet, Naked’ a pitch-perfect adaptation of Hornby’s novel about love, regret and music nerdery (Movie review)

Just as I was thinking that 2018 has been a down year for comedies, along comes “Juliet, Naked,” which got a limited release in theaters

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‘The Greatest Showman’ reviews

John’s “The Greatest Showman” review, April 10, 2018 Michael’s “The Greatest Showman” review, Dec. 30, 2017

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‘The Greatest Showman’ is a beautiful celebration of showbiz that doesn’t pretend to be subtle (Movie review)

“The Greatest Showman” (2017), now available for home viewing, takes us back to a time when anything is possible if you dream big and are

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